Help Your Patients with Crohn Disease Sleep Better

Limited evidence suggests a possible association between sleep disturbance and inflammatory bowel disease activity. To further investigate this issue, researchers analyzed prospectively collected data on disease activity at 6 months in 3173 patients with and without sleep disturbance.

Data were from the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Partners cohort study. Sleep disturbance was assessed using a well-tested survey questionnaire. Crohn disease activity was assessed with the Short Crohn's Disease Activity Index and ulcerative colitis activity with the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index.

At baseline, 60% of the total cohort had sleep disturbance, predictors of which were Crohn disease, female sex, and a history of smoking. In the c…